Dean Saitta, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Denver and co-director of the Colorado Coal Field War Archeological Project, talks about the Ludlow Massacre of 1914.

Seawell, who died Sept. 30, spoke with with in 2004 about his colorful life, his vision for the arts, and his role at the Denver Post.

In May 2003, vandals damaged the Ludlow Massacre Memorial near Trinidad, erected in 1918 to commemorate striking miners and their families who were killed by National Guard militia.